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Greg Chism
I develop statistics and reproducible research curriculum as a Computational and Data Science Educator at the University of Arizona Data Science Institute, where my experience with image and video analysis and research ethics support my devotion to open science.
Education
Ph.D., Entomology and Insect Science (minor EEB)
Tucson, AZ
University of Arizona
2022 - 2017
- Advisor: Dr. Anna Dornhaus
- Interdisciplinary research into how ant nest shapes affects how they behave
- Considered the implications towards animal behavior and human architecture fields
B.S. Zoology
Santa Barbara, CA
University of California Santa Barbara
2017 - 2014
- Advisors: Drs. Armand Kuris, Kevin Laugherty
- Investigation into the food web of sandy beach arthropods
- Graduated distinction within major (EEMB)
A.A. Biology
Redding, CA
Shasta Community College
2014 - 2012
Teaching and Mentorship
I am passionate about open science education. I believe that learning should be student focused, highlighting their stories, experiences, and backgrounds.
Undergraduate Research Mentor
Tucson, AZ
University of Arizona
2020 - 2018
- Dornhaus lab: nine students mentored in producing publication quality data
- Two students are coauthors on publications
Insect Discovery Teaching Assistant
Tucson, AZ
University of Arizona
2019 - 2018
- Taught insect science K-8 title I students through four on-campus workshops
- Gave on-site interactive demonstrations on insect science at the Flandrau Planetarium
KEYS High school student Mentor
Tucson, AZ
University of Arizona
2019 - 2019
- Mentored an advanced high school student in data etiquette and hypothesis testing
SARSEF High school Student Mentor
Tucson, AZ
University of Arizona
2018 - 2018
- Mentored three high school students in data etiquette and hypothesis testing
Professional Development
Data Carpentries Instructor
Tucson, AZ
University of Arizona
2022 - 2022
- Trained to provide high quality data science workshops that are inclusive and broad reaching
Data-driven Ecological Synthesis 2018
Montreal, Canada
Université de Montréal
2018 - 2018
- Applying the R programming language to answer a diversity of biological questions
Published Research Compendium
NestArchOrg
GitHub repository
N/A
2022 - 2022
- Zenodo published research compendium to reproduce results from DOI: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.06.30.498314
HumidityProject
GitHub repository
N/A
2022 - 2022
- Zenodo published research compendium to reproduce results from DOI: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.06.30.497551
Publications
I have made meaningful contributions to my research community. Now I work to help others make a difference in their research communities and society.
Nest shape influences colony organization in ants: spatial distribution and connectedness of colony members differs from that predicted by random movement and is affected by nest space
bioRxiv Preprint
N/A
2022 - 2022
- Coauthored with Nichols, W., and Dornhaus A.
Temnothorax rugatulus ants do not change their nest walls in response to environmental humidity
bioRxiv Preprint
N/A
2022 - 2022
- Coauthored with Faron W., and Dornhaus A.
A hymenopteran odorant alerts flies to bury eggs
bioRxiv Preprint
N/A
2021 - 2021
- Coauthored with Davis, S. M., Maurer, M. M., Trejo, J. E., Garcia, R. J., & Schlenke, T. A.
ABCTracker: an easy-to-use, cloud-based application for tracking multiple objects
arXiv Preprint
N/A
2020 - 2020
- Coauthored with Rice, L., Tate, S., Farynyk, D., Sun, J., Charbonneau, D., … & Shin, M. C.
In Insect Behavior: From Mechanisms to Ecological and Evolutionary Consequences
Oxford University Press
N/A
2018 - 2018
- Coauthored with Keiser CN, Lichtenstein JLL, Wright CM, Dittrich-Reed D, Jonathan N.
Intraindividual behavioral variability predicts foraging outcome in a beach-dwelling jumping spider
Scientific reports
N/A
2017 - 2017
- Coauthored with Lichenstein, J.L.L, Pruitt J.N.
Published Datasets
Zenodo data repository for DOI: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.06.30.498314
Zenodo dataset
N/A
2022 - 2022
- Nest shape influences colony organization in ants: spatial distribution and connectedness of colony members differs from that predicted by random movement and is affected by nest space (1.0.0) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6784395
Zenodo data repository for DOI: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.06.30.498314
Zenodo dataset
N/A
2022 - 2022
- Chism, Gregory, Faron, Wiley, & Dornhaus, Anna. (2022). Temnothorax rugatulus ants do not change their nest walls in response to environmental humidity (1.0.0) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6780270
Presentations
How nest shapes can influence colony level organization
Small intercontinental lab meet-up on colony organization and nest architecture in social insects
N/A
2021 - 2021
- Invited talk
Nest architecture may influence ants the same was buildings influence humans
Advances in Complex Systems: From Ecology to Economics - Lake Como School of Adv. Studies
N/A
2019 - 2019
- Invited talk
The influence of nest architecture on colony level organization in ants
UArizona SIAM Seminar series
N/A
2019 - 2019
- Invited talk
Grants
Carruth Award for Graduate Student Excellence
N/A
N/A
2021 - 2021
- $500
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, Award accepted
N/A
N/A
2019 - 2019
- $300,000